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APPLICATION FILED FEB. 21,1916.

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FOLDING UMBRELLA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 14., 191s.

Application filed. February 21, 1916. Serial No. 79,615.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MICHAEL HABINSKI, a subject of the Emperor ofAustria-Hungary, residing at Fenwood, in the Province of Saskatchewan,Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFolding Umbrellas, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in foldingumbrellas.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of an umbrellastructure adapted for folding in a compact manner when not desired foruse and especially when traveling but which. automatically assumes itssubstantially operative position upon the release of a latch member.

A further object of the device is the provision of a foldable frame foran umbrella having a normally projected main rod formed of telescopingsections compactly' arranged when closed and automatically projectedupon being released, a foldable canopy receiving means being carried bythe said rod and operable with the latter to its open or closedposition.

In carrying out the device, a resiliently projected sectional umbrellarod is arranged having foldable canopy mounting ribs and bracing stayspivoted thereto and operable therewith while means 'are provided formaintaining the ribs and stays in their operative positions while othermeans are arranged for holding the rod in its folded arrangement.

IVith these general objects in view and others that will appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in thenovel construction,combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter morefully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and thenclaimed.

In the drawings forming a part of this application and in which likedesignating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout theseveral views: Figure 1 is a radial sectional view through the device inits open position, parts beingv broken away. Fig. 2 is a view of aportion of the umbrella frame in its folded arrangement, the canopy orcovering being removed. Fig.3 is an enlarged central longitudinalsectional view through the umbrella rod in its closed position. Fig. 4is a similar view of the umbrella rod in its projected or .openposisition and partly broken away. Fig. 5 is a V perspective View of theouter or tip end section of the rod. Fig. 6 is an enlarged eX-' tendedview of a portion of therod partially shown' in dotted lines andillustrating the slidable connections between the rod sections. Fig. 7is a side elevation of one of the slidable retainers for the framejoints employed with the device. Fig. 8 is a longitudinal sectional Viewthereof in its locked position. Fig. 9 is a similar view released, andFig. 10 is a transverse sectional view taken upon line XX of Fig. 7.

In considering the elements of construe tion of the device in connectionwith the drawings herein, it will be seen that the foldable umbrellaconsists broadly ofa main rod 10 having the usual'handle 11 and with aplurality of radially-arranged ribs 12 and braces or stays 13, pivotedto the said rod and adapted for maintaining the fleXible canopy orcovering 14 in a stretched condition thereon when the umbrella is open.

The rod 10 is formed of a plurality of telescoping sections, the outeror tip section 15 being of less diameter than the other sections andpreferably formed of solid construction and having a tapered free end 16constituting the point or tip for the umbrella. Theremaining sections ofthe rod are of tubular formation, the handle section 17 being of thegreatest diameter and attached to the aforementioned handle 11, the saidsection being provided with an opening 18 therethrough for receiving alatch 19 normally projected within the section 17 by means of a leafspring 20, the purpose of which will be hereinafter set forth while an.operating knob or button for releasing the latch is provided upon thesaid spring 20.

A tubular section 21 is rigidly secured within the handle section 17being provided with a longitudinal side slot 22 for there ception of thelatch 19 as well asfor the pin 23 of a further tubular section 24, thesaid section 24 being slidably'position'ed within the section 21 withthe pin 23 freely sliding longitudinally of the said slot 22. Thesection 24 is of less diameter than the section 21 while another section25 of further reduced diameter is slidably arranged within the section24 having a pin 26 slidable within an oppositely-positioned longitudinalslot 27 of the section 24. In a similar manner, another section 28adapted for outwardly positioning with respect to the secto registerwith keeper openings 34 provided in the tubular sections 28 and 24 whenthe sections are folded or'retracted in a position as best illustratedin Fig. 3 of the drawings, and at which time the latch 19' passesthrough the slot 22 of the section 21, the keeper openings 34 of thesections 24 and 28, the side slot 30 of the section 25, and seats withinthe socket 33 of the tip sec tion 15, thus locking the umbrella rod inits folded position. A projection spring 35 is arranged within the rod10 having one end seated upon the closed base 36 of the handle section17 while its opposite end resiliently engages the inner base end of thetip section 15,.it being understood that the spring 35 is substantiallycompletely compressed or tensioned when the rod is folded as illustratedin Fig. 3 of the drawings while upon releasing the latch 19, the spring35 forces the sections of the rodoutwardly to their projected positionsas shown in Figs. 1 and 4 of the drawings. 7

The foldable ribs 12 are pivotally connected to the tip member 15 bymeans of a collar 37 carried by the said member, the ribs being radiallyarranged in the usual manner while the inner ends of the stays 13 arepivotally connected to a similar collar 38 carried by the rod section25. The stays 13 are pivoted at their outer ends to the ribs 12 by theusual pivotal connections 39. The ribs 12 are each formed of threesections namely, an outer section 40, an inner section 41 and anintermediate section 42, the said rib sections being connected togetherby suitable hinged joints 43. A locking collar or sleeve 44 is providedfor each of the hinged joints 43, the saidsleeves being slidably mountedupon the ribs and having receiving recesses 45 V on the inner surfacethereof adapted for the seating reception of ,the adjacent hinge 43, thehinge being normally seated withinthe recess by a dou+ ble leafsp'ring46 carried by the said sleeve. It will be noted that the rib section 40is hinged to the intermediate section 42 at a point outwardly of thestay hinge 39. The positioning of the sleeves 44 over the hinged joints43, maintains the members in longitudinal alinement while the sleeves 44may be readily slid out of engagement with the hinged joints forallowing the latter to opcrate during the folding operation of the ribslEach of the stays 13 is formed in two substantially equal sections orportions 47 and 48 which are hingedly connected together by a hingedjoint 49 having one of the hereinbefore described locking sleeves 44slidably mounted thereon. The usual canopy or umbrella covering 14 isretained in any desired manner upon the ribs 12 and isfixedly secured tothe outer ends of the said ribs as at 51 and having a central opening 52for receiving the tip 15.

WVith the device in its open or spread position as illustrated in Fig. 1of the drawings, the umbrella may be folded by first sliding the sleeves44 to their unlocked positions which will allow the ribs 12 and stays 13to be bent upon their hinges and the rod sections are then forciblymoved upon one another in their telescoping relations until they are allreceived within the ban dle section 21 and retained by means of thelatch 19 with the spring 35 under tension, the elements being thenarranged as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawing, it being understoodthat the covering 14 will be arranged in its folded condition upon thefolded sections of the ribs 12. Upon a release of the retaining latch19, the spring 35 projects the sections of the umbrella rod 10 to theiropen extended positions as heretofore described while this action tendsto separate the collars 37 and 38 which results in unfolding the ribs 12and stays 13. The outer rib sections 40 arethen forcibly moved outwardlyto their proper positions and all of the locking sleeves 44 slid intoposition.

While the form of the invention herein shown and described is what isbelieved to be the preferred embodiment thereof, it is nevertheless tobe understood that various forms, modifications and arrangements of theparts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed.

What I claim as new is A foldable umbrella stick comprising atelescoping main rod formed of a tubular handle section of relativelylarge diameter and having a keeper opening in the side thereof, tubulartelescoping rod sections of less diameterthan' the said handle sectionpositionable within the latter, said tubular and handle sections beingprovided with longitudinal slots upon their alternate opposite sides, anoutwardly projecting pin carried by each of the said tubular sectionsslidably positioned within the adjacent longitudinal slot of thereceiving rod section, a solid tip section longitudinally slidablypositioned within the outer tubular section and having a pointedengaging free end, 21 normally inwardly projected resilient latchcarried by the said handle section, the said tubular sectionsand tipsection each being provided with keeper portions positioned in alinementwith the keeper opening of the said handle section when the rod sectionsare retracted within the said handle section and with the latchpositioned therein, a projection opening spring for the said rodsections positioned within the latter and tensioned between the adjacentfaces of the said tip section and closed end of the handle section, anda canopy supporting frame upon said stick.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

MICHAEL I-IABINSKI.

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